List of Films Watched - 1994

This is an alphabetical list of films I've watched and the score I gave them out of 10 after the first viewing. Scores are based purely on entertainment value or more specifically how much they entertained me at the time of watching. There is a possibility that I may have forgotten a film or two that I watched years ago. These will be added when I remember again. My target is to watch 300 feature films and 300 short films from this year. Only the films that fit this blog will have their own separate entry.

1971

1. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
2. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
3. Airheads
4. Andre
5. Baby's Day Out
6. Backbeat
7. Bad Girls
8. Beverly Hills Cop III
9. Blank Cheque
10. Blown Away
11. Blue Sky
12. Bullets Over Broadway - 7
13. Chasers
14. City Slickers: The Legend of Curly's Gold
15. Clear and Present Danger
16. Clerks
17. The Client
18. Color of Night
19. Cops and Robbersons
20. The Crow
21. Crumb
22. D2: The Mighty Ducks
23. Dinosaur Island
24. Disclosure
25. Dumb & Dumber
26. Ed Wood
27. The Flintstones
28. Forrest Gump
29. Four Weddings and a Funeral
30. The Getaway
31. Guarding Tess
32. The Hudsucker Proxy
33. I.Q.
34. Immortal Beloved
35. In the Mouth of Madness
36. It Could Happen to You
37. Junior
38. Legends of the Fall
39. Leon
40. Lightning Jack
41. The Lion King - 8
42. Little Giants
43. The Madness of King George
44. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
45. The Mask
46. Maverick
47. Milk Money
48. Miracle on 34th Street
49. Muriel's Wedding
50. My Father the Hero
51. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 
52. Nell
53. No Escape
54. The Pagemaster
55. Pat and Margaret (TV)
56. Il Postino: The Postman
57. Prét-a-Porter
58. Princess Caraboo
59. Pulp Fiction
60. Quiz Show
61. Rapa Nui
62. Reality Bites
63. Richie Rich
64. The River Wild
65. The Santa Clause
66. Shallow Grave
67. The Shawshank Redemption
68. A Simple Twist of Fate
69. Sirens
70. The Specialist
71. Speed
72. Staggered
73. Star Trek: Generations
74. Stargate
75. Three Colours: White - 8
76. Timecop
77. Trapped in Paradise
78. True Lies
79. Wagons East
80. War of the Buttons
81. When a Man Loves a Woman
82. Wolf
83. Wyatt Earp

Shorts

 

1. Mama Lou (6-minute short)
2. Tinfoil Monkey Agenda (34-minute live-action)
3. Bottle Rocket (14-minute live-action)
4. The Monk and the Fish (6-minute animation)
5. Worries (5-minute live-action)
6. Fresh (7-minute live-action) - 3

List of Films Watched - 1971

This is an alphabetical list of films I've watched and the score I gave them out of 10 after the first viewing. Scores are based purely on entertainment value or more specifically how much they entertained me at the time of watching. There is a possibility that I may have forgotten a film or two that I watched years ago. These will be added when I remember again. My target is to watch 300 feature films and 300 short films from this year. Only the films that fit this blog will have their own separate entry.

1971

1. And Now for Something Completely Different
2. Bedknobs and Broomsticks
3. Carry On at Your Convenience
4. Carry On Henry
5. A Clockwork Orange
6. Diamonds Are Forever
7. Duel - 8
8. The French Connection
9. The Heist aka $
10. The Hospital
11. The Last Picture Show
12. The Omega Man
13. Percy
14. Skin Game
15. The Sporting Club - 5
16. Straw Dogs
17. Twins of Evil
18. Walkabout
19. Werewolves on Wheels
20. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
21. Zeppelin

 Shorts

 

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Anne Ramsey

Born: 27 March 1929, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Died: 11 August 1988, Los Angeles, California, USA

Selected Filmography

The Sporting Club (1971) as Scott's Wife (uncredited)

The Sporting Club (1971)

Score

Comments

A mildly interesting, if strange film. It definitely gets better in the second half. I think there were quite a few films of this ilk in the early 1970s; a little off-centre without really achieving cult status. If you do decide to see it, look out for Linda Blair as the only child in the film and also for Anne Ramsey (Throw Momma from the Train) in her first screen appearance.

Cast

Robert Fields as Vernur Stanton

Margaret Blye as Janey

Nicolas Coster as James Quinn

Jack Warden as Earl Olive

Richard Dysart as Spengler

William Roerick as Fortesque

Ralph Purdom as Murray (Credited as Ralph Puroum)

Leon B. Stevens as Senator Olds

Logan Ramsey as Scott

John Seymour as Newcombe

James Noble as Canon Pritchard

Lois Markle as Sheilah

Helen Craig as Mrs. Olds

Diane Rousseau as Barbara

Ralph Waite as Olson

Jo Ann Harris as Lu

Linda Blair as Barby (uncredited)

Claiborne Cary as ? (uncredited)

Larry Deer as Spitting Man (uncredited)

Anne Ramsey as Scotts' Wife (uncredited)

The lady in red.

There were also many uncredited extras.

List of Films Watched - 1990

This is an alphabetical list of films I've watched and the score I gave them out of 10 after the first viewing. Scores are based purely on entertainment value or more specifically how much they entertained me at the time of watching. There is a possibility that I may have forgotten a film or two that I watched years ago. These will be added when I remember again. My target is to watch 300 feature films and 300 short films from this year. Only the films that fit this blog will have their own separate entry.

1990

1. 3 Men and a Little Lady
2. Air America
3. Almost an Angel
4. An Angel at My Table
5. Another 48 Hrs
6. Arachnophobia
7. Awakenings
   
8. Back to the Future Part III
   
9. Bird on a Wire
10. Blue Steel
11. Catchfire
12. Crazy People
13. Dances with Wolves
14. The Dark Side of the Moon 
15. Days of Thunder
16. Die Hard 2
    
17. Edward Scissorhands
18. The Field
19. Flatliners
20. Ghost
    
21. Ghost Dad
22. The Godfather III
23. Goodfellas
24. Green Card
25. The Grifters
26. Heart Condition
27. Home Alone 
28. The Hunt for Red October
    
29. Internal Affairs
30. Jacob's Ladder
31. Life Is Sweet
32. The Long Walk Home
33. Look Who's Talking Too
34. Maniac Cop 2
35. Memphis Belle
36. Mermaids
37. Miller's Crossing
38. Nikita
39. Predator 2
    
40. Presumed Innocent
41. Pretty Woman
42. Problem Child
43. Quick Change
44. Quigley Down Under
45. RoboCop 2
46. Rocky V
    
47. Total Recall
48. Tremors
    
49. Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
50. White Palace
51. Wild at Heart
52. Young Guns II: Blaze of Glory
    

 

 Shorts

 

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Richard Burton

Born: 10 November 1925, Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK

Died: 5 August 1984, Céligny, Geneva, Switzerland

Selected Filmography

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) as Father Lamont

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

Directed by John Boorman

Rating

Comments

Cast

Linda Blair as Regan

Richard Burton as Father Lamont

Louise Fletcher as Dr. Gene Tuskin

Max von Sydow as Father Merrin

Kitty Winn as Sharon

Paul Henreid as The Cardinal

James Earl Jones as Older Kokumo

Ned Beatty as Edwards

Belinda Beatty as Liz (Credited as Belinha Beatty)

Rose Portillo as Spanish Girl

Barbara Cason as Mrs. Phalor

Tiffany Kinney as Deaf Girl

Joey Green as Young Kokumo

Fiseha Dimetros as Young Monk

Ken Renard as Abbot

Hank Garrett as Conductor

Lorry Goldman as Accident Victim

Bill Grant as Taxi Driver

Shane Butterworth as Tuskin Child

Joely Adams as Tuskin Child

Robert Lussier as Minor Role

Charles Parks as Minor Role

Richard Paul as Man on the Plane

George Skaff as Minor Role

Philip Ettington as Patient (uncredited)

Scotty Gelt as Kid on Plane (uncredited)

Raven Grey Eagle as Native (uncredited)

Kelley Karel as Singer (uncredited)

Karen Knapp as Pazuzu (uncredited)

Marianne Muellerleile as Patient (uncredited)

Dana Plato as Sandra Phalor (uncredited)

List of Films Watched - 1977

This is an alphabetical list of films I've watched and the score I gave them out of 10 after the first viewing. Scores are based purely on entertainment value or more specifically how much they entertained me at the time of watching. There is a possibility that I may have forgotten a film or two that I watched years ago. These will be added when I remember again. My target is to watch 300 feature films and 300 short films from this year. Only the films that fit this blog will have their own separate entry.

1977

1. A Bride Too Far - 8
   
2. Capricorn One
3. The Choirboys - 7
4. The Christmas Coal Mine Miracle
5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind - 9
6. Confessions from a Holiday Camp
7. Eraserhead - 6
8. Exorcist II: The Heretic - 5
9. First Love - 5
10. The Four Feathers - 6
11. Greased Lightning - 7
12. Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo - 7
13. Jabberwocky - 7
14. The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (TV) - 5
15. The Prince and the Pauper
16. The Rescuers - 7
17. Rollercoaster - 5
18. Saturday Night Fever - 6
19. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger - 8
20. Slap Shot - 8
21. Smokey and the Bandit - 8
22. The Spy Who Loved Me - 8
23. The Squeeze - 6
24. Star Wars - 10
    
25. Sweeney! - 7
26. The Van - 6

 Shorts

 

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Dana Plato

Born: 7 November 1964, Maywood, California, USA

Died: 8 May 1999, Moore, Oklahoma, USA

Selected Filmography

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) as Sandra Phalor (uncredited)

The Exorcist (1973)

Directed by William Friedkin

Rating

Comments

I watched this for the first time in its entirety in January 2024 so I think some of the impact was lost on me compared to those whose saw it during its first run in the movie theatres. It is still a great film which has been copied many times with many variations. Linda Blair was only 13 years old when filming began and she puts in a memorable performance. I know that the voice of the demon is not her own, but that's kind of the point. The atmosphere and the build up to the exorcism is slow but this only increases the tension. Future versions of this format look for places to include more jump scares and fancy effects, but this film does a far better job of achieving its goal.

Cast

Ellen Burstyn as Chris MacNeil

Max von Sydow as Father Merrin

Lee J. Cobb as Lt. Kinderman

Kitty Winn as Sharon

Jack MacGowran as Burke Dennings

Jason Miller as Father Karras

Linda Blair as Regan

William O'Malley as Father Dyer (Credited as Reverend William O'Malley S.J.)

Barton Heyman as Dr. Klein

Peter Masterson as Dr. Barringer - Clinic Director (Credited as Pete Masterson)

Rudolf Schündler as Karl

Gina Petrushka as Willi

Robert Symonds as Dr. Taney

Arthur Storch as Psychiatrist

Thomas Bermingham as Tom - President of University (Credited as Reverend Thomas Bermingham S.J.)

Vasiliki Maliaros as Karras' Mother

Titos Vandis as Karras' Uncle

John Mahon as Language Lab Director

Wallace Rooney as Bishop Michael

Ron Faber as Chuck - Assistant Director / Demonic Voice

Donna Mitchell as Mary Jo Perrin

Roy Cooper as Jesuit Dean

Robert Gerringer as Senator at Party

Mercedes McCambridge as Demon (voice)

Paul Bateson as Radiologist's Assistant (uncredited)

Elinore Blair as Nurse (uncredited)

William Peter Blatty as The Producer (uncredited)

Mary Boylan as First Mental Patient (uncredited)

Dick Callinan as Astronaut (uncredited)

Mason Curry as Doctor (uncredited) (voice)

Toni Darnay as Violent psychotic patient (uncredited)

Eileen Dietz as Demon's Face (uncredited)

Joanne Dusseau as Senator's Wife (uncredited)

Bernard Eismann as Minor Role (uncredited)

Beatrice Hunter as Minor Role (uncredited)

Yvonne Jones as Bellevue Nurse (uncredited)

Don LaBonte as Minor Role (uncredited)

Barton Lane as Angiography Doctor (uncredited)

Ann Miles as Spiderwalk (uncredited)

Joan Neuman as 2nd Psych Ward Patient (uncredited)

John Nicola as Priest (uncredited)

Vincent Russell as Subway Vagrant (uncredited)

Gerard F. Yates as Priest Singing Around Piano at Party (uncredited) 

Linda Blair

Born: 22 January 1959, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Selected Filmography

The Sporting Club (1971) as Barby (uncredited)

The only child in this movie and her part is fleeting.

This is the only other scene I could find Linda in. She disappears before the mass orgy at the end. Just as well.

The Exorcist (1973)

Born Innocent (1974)

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)